How to build a 600hp Volvo B230 Redblock EP3

[@matthewanderson5110]

As pretty much everyone has said... this series is just great. Thanks so much for putting this content out here and in excellent English. There is a real community folks into redblock performance here in the states. Thank you on behalf of all of us!!

[@TurboWorld]

Yes!

[@aeoteroa818]

you think a red block would be a good first build?

[@jebidiahcarlyon3543]

I'm building a redblock in Minnesota, USA. Thank you for all these videos!

[@lhasapackard4925]

Thank you from the red block lovers in Washington.

[@stephenross4333]

Another Washington State Volvo nut, but I like both Red & White :)

[@fredio54]

Great video - it's slightly sad that you don't show the water pump, oil pump etc - but to me that just says "like normal" :-) the oil pump can be a bit tricky and there are some worthwhile mods to be done there on these engines. Looks like you didn't and are confident in them as is, that's a good sign for those who don't do the mods. :-) Thanks for making it and doing the voice overs and intro/outro in English - much appreciated! :-0

[@davec6724]

Thank you very much for the detailed build. I'm lucky enough to have 4 red block Volvo's, 2 non-turbo, 2 turbo, all still running very well, 91-240, 91-740, 91-940SE and 90-760. In my retirement now the time to take on one of these builds is at hand, though 600 maybe a lofty goal for me. Thank you again we all appreciate your experience and wealth of knowledge.

[@jbg6961]

Tack för att du delar med dig av ditt kunnande 👍

[@storthor1892]

Like ive said before i would love for you to go a little bit more indepth into the process of o-ringning. Tools, mesurments, what wire you use etc 🙂 Och tack åter igen för dessa videos helt fantastiskt att du vill dela med dig av din kunskap! 👍 Hare gött!

[@bugjam1999]

Thank you for posting this build series in English- really interesting and really informative. I’ll definitely rewatch these videos and follow your advice for my next engine build/rebuild. Looking forward to the next one- thanks again :)

[@keithburton7516]

Thank you for your content, your English is excellent from an Englishman in the UK.

[@support9]

It is impressive to be able to convey such technical thoroughness and precision in a pedagogically interesting way !

[@donovanlucibello379]

Wow, all I can say is, Wow! You are very talented, and you share a lot of very detailed and useful information in this well filmed and expertly documented series. I know that you can make a lot more money building customer engines, than taking the time to film this, but I am very grateful. There is something here for everyone, and I am very much looking forward to building my first red block thanks to the amazing information here. Lastly, others have mentioned already, but the fact that you did this in a language other than your native tongue is simply incredible. Thank you for posting this series!

[@TurbineResearch]

Glad you are feeling better! Excited to see more of this build

[@chele-chele]

Inspiring build! Wife got the 740 in the divorce but I'm hunting a 91+ 240, they are scarce here in Nicaragua however. Would love to do a budget 500 or 600hp build, ultimate sleeper =) Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.

[@M-oneeleven-M111]

I don't even have a Volvo I Tune Mercedes 4cyl M111's but I really enjoy watching this series, I must get a ring grinder though such a good tool. Keep up the great work really enjoying it buddy 👍

[@1emt95]

Thank you very much for continuing this English series! Cant wait to see it in the car.

[@bucketletsgo6543]

Your accent is it from Sweden I live in Stockholm but I’m from the states so it’s nice to hear somebody speak English and these videos cause I’m thinking about building one of these cars out here for a drift project or sleeper

[@joelpalmer]

This series is great! Thank you for the clear description videography and explanation. Looking forward to seeing it finished !!

[@robinblikst613]

love the detailed engine building content

[@ashc5728]

Thanks for sharing this, i have recent bought a 1978 volvo 240 - it has a B21, i was going to swap it for a barra but videos like this are making me second guess that.

[@RickyJacobsson1968]

Grattis till 8 000 prenumeranter... Hoppas på fler bra filmer från dig.

[@Overboostracing]

Tackar :) ja det ha blivit många prenumeranter. Tack till er alla

[@wouter2403]

Loving these videos. Keep up the good work. We’re building a redblock engine as we speak, we already got some good info out of your videos!

[@patrickmacnamara9874]

Thanks very much for the English video. I’ve been into Volvos a long time and rebuilt a B230ft a number of years ago and wish I had seen your videos back then. Ive had a 531 head sitting here with 37mm stainless exhaust valves for a number of years……I wonder how bad the shipping would be from Canada to send it to you for some massaging…….

[@Zesserie]

And for people who might doubt the 600hp claim, yes 600hp is pretty conservative for whats done to it. On a stock block it is possible to get 500hp if you manage the tourqe with the tune and have a camshaft that is optimised for high rpm(these engine with stock T/M and maybe A camshafts will make a bunch of low - midend power otherwise). Tourqe kills the stock turbo rods(if it's regular N/A rods they are only good for about 240nm before bedning or snapping if you unlucky) Rods are the weakest, if you start out with a later model FT/FK engine(95-98) they have oil squirters which help the cooling of the pistons and makes them last longer and make it able to last with higher power outputs. if my memory serves the B23ET engines had really great forged cranks, pistons and decent rods. but the later generation blocks were more sturdy(95-98)

[@gmulhall]

I'm looking to giving my B230F a birthday but haven't ever done anything like this. (Hopefully to sort out a couple of leaks). This video looks like the attention to detail I'd love, but I wouldn't know where to start with tooling. Even so, very informative and interesting to watch. Thank you.

[@simonbackfalt8369]

Du är otroligt kunnig och det är kul att kolla på dina videos. Fortsätt med det du gör jag vill se mer !

[@ryanridgely7807]

Thanks very much from across the pond in the US! That girdle is very interesting.

[@as3studios188]

Thank you for the English videos man

[@robcox6579]

Thanks for the detail and tips on the redblock. I have 87 740 I want to build soon. Daily a 88 240

[@Genxsorted]

More English content about red block builds. 🎉❤

[@Low760]

Thanks for your videos. It's good to see a no bullsh!t video building the red blocks. Interesting you don't run a bigger gap, but I guess e85?

[@Overboostracing]

0.6-0.65 is bigger than stock. If i remember right they are inte ballpark of 0,4mm. Thank for comment :)

[@rosshannemann7772]

Nice build, love your style, can not wait to see running, last engine i had in machine shop was 1600 audi, when finished topped out at 1603, in traffic it upset an escort cosworth, escort driver not grinning. I was, stay safe.

[@coalblack]

Bro thank you for this epic how to. . You have the best redblock build video series I've ever seen!! So good, looking forward to more action👍👍👍

[@boudewijnjansen6516]

this content is great, you really know what your saying, your calm, and this intresting to watch. thanks a lot

[@fz9052]

Väldigt informativ och lärorik video, stort tack att du delar all din erfarenhet! Väntar med spänning på nästa avsnitt.

[@maxy3246]

i really appreciate and respect your effort in making these videos in english. keep up the awesome work mate:)

[@richardguse3410]

Thank you for making the effort to make these videos. They are very informative!

[@Ticdaniel]

Incredible that you can get those hp from a redblock 😄👍 Nice video

[@99unclebob]

Great video, i have owned ,driven Volvo 240's for 42 yrs and worked for Volvo Canada for a few yrs back from 1987- 89, my current daily driver is an 1989 240DL about 350kms , it runs well and still only uses about 1 tank of fuel each week in winter that is good to me in Winnipeg here winter is colder than Sweden, i have purchased a k Camshaft ,the same as the ones you have in Europe, do you have any recommendations for this , i know i will replace all the seals and cam belt and tensioner and have a valve shim kit already, i did a compression test the summer of 2020 and it was less than .75 of a bar difference between all 4 cylinders, would appreciate any input you might have 👍

[@Overboostracing]

If i can find a standard car i can test this things in my dyno. But the first that comes up is a header, that will change your performance

[@TurboWorld]

You don't say?! Very Gnarly. I can't wait to bolt mine up! Thanks for this product.

[@ingoperkele915]

Thank you very much for such excellent video. Your descriptions are precise and easy to understand. You are an excellent coach. Huge respect. 👍greetings from Hamburg

[@MickeyMishra]

Please do a live stream one night after work so we can shower you with money! That way you can get your time to answer questions supported by your fans. It would be really fun too!

[@Johns51]

Great it to be in English love these cars

[@jadepoo3843]

Big hand for videos, very nice:)

[@fabiokaufmann5367]

Thank you very much, it helps this community so much! looking forward to watch your videos

[@david929190]

If you take all the material off one side of the piston when weight matching wouldmt you be introducing side to side imbalance that to some degree creates a rocking motion. When I was taught to balance pistons and rods my mentor said to round off edges, take away casting flaws, and smooth corners. The idea was to take away material evenly

[@BMWe-ed2tn]

Great video as always :) I've been assembling all my ARP bolts with the arp grease in the threads aswell as the contact surface of the nuts/bolts. Have i been doing it wrong ?

[@josepeixoto3384]

i have the oficial volvo manual here for an AQ145A, marine engine, and you're doing it right; the factory torque values are with oiled threads.

[@roarljkelsy5281]

Great video with knowledge that’s backed up with experience and simple solutions. I’d definitely watch more red block and Volvo related videos, head work would be excellent.

[@dannesvanstrom3408]

Saknar dig.. Har du gått i väggen eller sjukdom?

[@b230bigturbski5]

Love the videos I work in a machine shop myself an i know its hard to even get anytime for your own builds ive had my 531 head sittin the shop for about 7 months just because customer builds it really is hard to get stuff done for your self wjen you got alot of angry customers wanting there stuff done tomorrow. Keep up the good work

[@Luca-gy2qb]

can you do the same thing on a volvo 6 zylinder?

[@mhsoftfiber1886]

Grymt som vanligt Tommy 💪🙏

[@AdrianMorse42069]

Thank you for the english content!

[@jonathanodalgard7920]

Skit grym och lärorik serie!

[@kajpirinen1831]

Have you used Volvo Penta marine engines 2.5 l crankchafts and piston connecting rods to gain more power and torque?

[@MrConnorHorton]

Hi mate. Great videos. I’ve got a b230ft block with a scratch in the bore. It needs to be over bored from 96mm to 97mm. The car will be around 500hp. Will there be a chance of cracked cylinder walls with an overbite that size? Thanks.

[@TheUltimate65]

Thanks fore sharing the good video of the serios engine build...👍👍👍

[@jorgmenke9004]

Thx a lot. Its a good backup to have this videos für my build.

[@cwj138]

Good video.

[@dontlikesoccer]

another awesome video thanks!

[@YARCHLRL]

Did you buy the girdle or make it?

[@darrenmcneill2226]

Thanks for these videos, they're brilliant. I'm about to put together a 400whp redblock but maybe I should aim a bit higher.

[@nhraman76]

Great videos! I’m looking to refresh mine soon to make 300-400 but still be responsive

[@multipurposepaperbox]

The stainless steel wire/o-ring installation was somewhat comedic to me. How thick was that wire?

[@apenstaartje8]

What power levels are the standard rods rated for?

[@CreamedCassis]

Amazing, thank you!

[@Grant22smith]

I love this content. Thank YOU!!! Your efforts are much appreciated by us. Hopefully you can be happy with your professional work. Good job.

[@Tintl3]

This stuff is so great. Im sad that you dont do more english content.

[@oliverhumphriss1375]

Love the videos really appreciate your time and effort in doing these for us. Really keen to learn about how you set up the crank case ventilation as I've seen you use a few different methods.

[@nedguy9220]

A big thank you and well done cheers 👍

[@bennyb.1742]

Amazing, thank you so much. You gave me so much information that I'll need for my 16V swap!

[@b2thirty960]

Excellent! Great information. Looking forward to the next one! 😊

[@gert-jandejong1832]

Truly awesome vid! Loved it!👍👍

[@tommynordan125]

Hej Tommy,,jag ser att du använder orginal remhjul till veven (svängningsdämpare) .Hur mycket sanning finns det i att veven går av om man använnder det lilla aluhjulet på veven. tex på en grupp H motor 2.5 liters. Mvh Tommy

[@lab8560]

Hi! Really enjoying this serie!! I was wondering, how is this project going? Is there gonna be a part 4? Greetings from the Netherlands

[@as3studios188]

Wet stone in English or honing stone

[@erikryberg4643]

Fantastiskt bra i vanlig ordning 😃👍🏻

[@gearhead1234]

Great video! Thank you for the English version! Subscribed and looking forward to more 🍻 cheers!

[@Tiagobnr34]

What diameter of steel wire do you use? What’s the depth of the groove +- ? Where to find the bolck gridle? Do you sell them? Thanks and keep the good work!

[@storthor1892]

Yeah i would defintivly be very intresting with a more indepth video about everything surounding the o-ringing process, tools and all 🙂

[@Overboostracing]

I take notes:) it is the same process for all engines. Running 1 mm wire 0,8mm deap. I made the girdles

[@josepeixoto3384]

@@Overboostracing laser cut or water jet? thickness, 6mm?

[@214newdeal]

Now we saw your way of an easy 600hp redblock low end. Please show us a video for a 600hp 8V head and 16v head. My experience says it is all about camshaft on the 8V! So what’s your choice. Thank you very much

[@chillycheeese]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in english!! One question though: were can you source the girdle from? Greetings from Germany.

[@jurgenbanks1079]

Hallo Christoph, Was ist mit girdle gemeint? Die Zwischenplatte an der Wanne? Gruß

[@chillycheeese]

@@jurgenbanks1079 Hallo Jurgen, die Verstärkung/Versteifung der Kurbelwellenlagerböcke

[@jurgenbanks1079]

@@chillycheeese Danke für die Nachricht. Das braucht man eher in diesem Leistungssegment. Richtig?

[@chillycheeese]

@@jurgenbanks1079 das weiß ich nicht. Im Internet finde ich dieses Teil nicht zu kaufen. Das macht den Eindruck, als wäre es nicht unbedingt benötigt bei wenigen hundert PS. Allerdings gibt das natürlich eine zusätzliche Sicherheit.

[@james654100]

Been waiting weeks thank you soo much!!!

[@Random_Generation_X]

Frän. Vet vem jag ska kontakta om jag ska bygga en "sleeper".

[@jarmominkkinen9409]

Bra duktig kille detta.Nästan lika duktig som jag...Jag har 4st cyl till att ta hand om.Du tar ut samma effekt fast du bara har 4st cyl.👍👍👏👏

[@dizzy8436]

Is it possible to get the file on the pistonring thingy?

[@hampuzhanssonstahl5688]

Vad skulle du rekommendera för ring mellanrum på en b230fk som är lite smått trimmad!

[@davec6724]

Do you have a CAD file on the gurtel?

[@magnusandersson3755]

Grymt jobbat kep going.

[@GamersHubReviews]

What is the purpose of the girdle? Sorry if it's obvious. Thanks!

[@MattiaJBertolini]

Nice work!

[@navienta]

do u have a link to where to buy the girdle?

[@dorkvis5008]

Love it, good editing, more please :D

[@joey8313]

I found your channel a little while ago, I have a low milage (120.000 km) 1985 B230A in my 240, is there any hope for tuning that to maybe 200-250 hp? Greetings from Norway

[@jdcabauwnl]

What type of turbo do you use and what gearbox? I really enjoy the video and can't wait for the next!

[@ulfjanberger9590]

Mycket intressant och givande 👌😊

[@jaystheone1]

Offset för kolvringar, är det något du har en länk till?

[@marcusbe3346]

38:37 whats the part name of the black pipe on the engine that goes from the waterpump to the back of the engine, my 240 has a hole in that pipe and i cant seem to find the part. I could try to quick fix it but could use some help and tips:)

[@TheCZpyro]

I also bought mahle chrome plated rings for my m104 but i just used 180grit flexhone should i be worried now ?

[@jesse1rc]

I really appreciate the videos keep up the good work!

[@edoardoferlisi6178]

What you think about mounting a flat 97mm piston on a b230 with carburetor? Can be a problem for the compression?

[@2performance453]

Great Job !